3.5 stars

Elsa has what she believes is the best job in the world - up at the crack of dawn, but looking after horses all day as a groom to her friend Sophia, who is an eventer. When Elsa and Sophia's favourite horse Nobby is transferred to a more experienced rider, the girls are devastated, and Elsa is left confused when the new rider starts making eyes at her and is determined to woo her. Can Elsa resist Frederick's charms? And would Sophia forgive her if she literally slept with the enemy?

This is a great book for anyone who is looking for a bit of a romp in a horse-mad world. The majority of this book is all about different shows that Elsa and Sophia attend with their horses, and some of the language can be quite technical so people who have limited knowledge of horseriding may feel a little bit lost. I loved being in the center of the eventing world, and getting a taste of what it would be like to be a part of it.

There's not a lot of action in this book - it's mainly just the horse shows, horse banter and then a lot of chemistry between Elsa and Frederick. I definitely could see the charm in him and I liked the flirty, back and forth he had with Elsa. I wasn't mad about the styling choice in this book to switch suddenly from third person Elsa's POV to a paragraph or two of Frederick's thoughts and feelings. I haven't experienced that before in many books, and I think it would generally be frowned upon as it can leave a reader a bit confused sometimes with who they're following, and who is the main character. I think there are other ways that other characters' thoughts and feelings can be described without having to suddenly switch to their POV in the middle of a page. There are editing issues here as well as I believe this book is self-published. It's nothing too major, and can be overlooked easily if you're enjoying the rest of the story.

The ending of the book isn't necessarily a cliff-hanger but it did leave me unsatisfied and very determined to jump straight into book two.